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Winch

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Noun

1. winch, windlass

lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

Verb

2. winch

pull or lift up with or as if with a winch

Example Sentences:
'winch up the slack line'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Winch

see synonyms of winch
noun
1. 
a windlass driven by a hand- or power-operated crank
2. 
a hand- or power-operated crank by which a machine is driven
verb
3. (tr; often foll by up or in)
to pull (in a rope) or lift (a weight) using a winch
verb
(intransitive) an obsolete word for wince1

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Winch

see synonyms of winch
noun
1. 
a crank with a handle for transmitting motion, as to a grindstone
2. 
a machine for hoisting, lowering, or hauling, consisting of a drum or cylinder turned by a crank or motor: a rope or cable tied to the load is wound on the drum or cylinder
verb transitive
3. 
to hoist or haul with a winch

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Winch

see synonyms of winch
n.
1. A stationary motorized or hand-powered machine used for hoisting or hauling, having a drum around which is wound a rope, cable, or chain attached to the load being moved.
2. The crank used to give motion to a grindstone or similar device.
tr.v. winched, winch·ing, winch·es
To move with or as if with a winch.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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